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Representation ID: 331

Received: 10/03/2014

Respondent: East of England Co-Operative Society

Agent: Mr Matt Clarke

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The proposal is broadly supported and the indicative capacity of 98 dwellings is considered achievable, potentially. The affordable housing element may not be viable, however, as as Affordable Housing Viability assessment by Fordham Research indicates that abnormal costs, including ground contamination from former uses, make viability finely balanced. Equally, use of a major part of the site for community use could further harm viability.